Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-23

| nne weather for an outing.
The full bench of the Massachusetts su.
preme court has reversed the fading in the
Snow Alley case, and the sun will be sent
back TO Plymouth for trial.
| The Gslatea is enteret, for the Halifax
races. She will take part in the races at
New York on Decoration Day, also the
regatta of the New York Yscht Club.
Chief of Police Bollmsn of New Haven,
Saturday refused license TO the John L.
Sullivan combination next Wednesday. The
board of aldermen will be appealed 10.
Mrs. John Shaw of Portsmouth, aged 40
years, was struck Saturday night by an ex
press train on the Concord railroad about
two miles from Portsmouth, and killed.
Early this afternoon party of eigh, per-
sons started from Philsdesphia In row boat
down the Delaware. On the return trip the
boat capsized and five of the occupants were
drowned.
William Mcconnell, the oldest man in
Newburyport, Mass, died Saturday morning
aged "a. He was born in Creeton, Scotland,
and has lived mere nearly 40 years. tie
leaves six children.
WIN. Patterson, the negro on trial in
Louisville, Ky, for the murder Of Jennie
Bowman on April 2lst, has been found guilty.
Turner, his partner in the crime, was on
Monday sentenced to be hanged.
De Bensuade, the husband of Violet Came
ron, the actress, has obtained $3.50 damages
against the Manchester, Eng, Umpire for u
libel contained in an interview with Lord
Lonsdale, published In that paper.
Five whites and three negroes we're given
from tive TO ten lashes each at New Castle,
Del, Saturday, for larceny, and William
Norris, colored, convicted of assault with
intent 10 kill, stood one hour in the pillory.
The First Church of Christ (Congreya-
uonal) Al Springfield, Mass, began the eel
ebration OF Its 250th anniversary Sunday.
Of the 50 churches established in the colonies
during the lIth century tins church was the
10th.
The Wartield stage driver between Bill
lings and Westee, Mont., is said to have de-
camped after robbng the registered mail
packet, and taking two certificates of deposit
for S40, 900 each on the first national bank OF
lings.
Ex Mayor Albert Palmer of Boston, died
Saturday morning after a brief Illness of
pneumonIs. Mayor Palmer was one of the
widest known of Massachusetts democrats
aud as an eloquent orator had few equals IN
the State.
The U. S, Express Co. S stables at Jersey
City were partly burned Sunday morning.
Only 35 OF nearly 800 horses were rescued,
Loss on stock and horse flesh between S30,-
600 and $4,000 damage to building S25,-
600; insured
The strikers in the district of Borinage,
Belgium, are singing the Marsellaise, visit
ing factories, intlmldatug the employees, and
stopping their work. The houses OF a mum
Der of workmen who would not strike have
been blown up with dynamite.
Four hundred members of the House of
Commons attended a juniiee at ST. Marga
ret's church, Westminster, today. The
members formed IN procession At the House
OF Commons and marched to the church, at
the head being Speaker Peele.
Sars!eld Guards OF New Haven, Conn,
started Sunday morning for Washington to
take part in the national drill. They were
escorted TO the New York boat by the New
Haven Blues and the Fifth battalion (colored)
headed by the second regiment band.
Lorenzo NJ Carpenter, hotel keeper at
Nottingham, N. H., was indicted 10y The
grand jury IN April for selling liquor, and
was let o1 on his agreement to leave the
State. lie has not done SO and Saturday
night he was arrested and lodged in Exeter
jail.
The racing yacht Thistle lost her bowsprit
and was otherwise damaged on the Clyde go
ing TO Cowes during gale Friday. On the
tfip she rescued three men in lite boat be
longing 10 the steamer iisrkaway which foun-
dered. Sixteen lives were lost when the
steamer went down.
AT specai meeting of the stockholders
of the FltchburR Railroad Co. in Boston
Saturday, the contract for the purchase of
the Boston, iloosac Tunnel & Western rail
road and the Troy, Saratoga & Northern rail
road was ratified. ihe Fuchburg road pays
s., 1000, 900 for the property.
From elaborate arrangements made by
Supt. Murray it would seem that the New
York police parade will be more extensive
and imposing affair than ever before. In
stead OF $40 men In four battalions, who pa
RACED last year, there will be five battaiions,
consisting Of 2400 Ren in iuil uniform.
Hiram +. Hoover, on organizer for the co
operative workers of America, who has been
gong around the country urging negroes to
band together for hi gher wages, and to apply
the torch If their demands were refused, after
an incendiary speech at Warrenton, Ga,
/ Thursday night, was fatally shot by band
of armed men. There IS no clue to the per-
petrators
/ 1t is Just known that the Scotch yacht
4 thistle was built by a syndicate of Scotch
yachtsmen with VIM Clark, the millionaire
cotton spinner, of Newark, n. j., at its head.
After the Mayfinwer won the race last fall ,
| Clark vent TO Scotland and with his brother
John Clark Of Paisley, and few Scottish
gentlemen, proposed 70 build yacht in non
or of the Brtons. 1t was decided that Jas.
/ Bell should b. their representative and that
| G. L. Watson should build the boat Nh
/ Clark declines to say who the other members
OF the syndicate are. The Thistle cost about
! S35, 900.